MolluscaBase - Ganga Layard, 1855

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Ganga Layard, 1855

AphiaID

1341607 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1341607)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Type taxon

Paludomus dilatatus Reeve, 1854 accepted as Ganga dilatata (Reeve, 1854) (type by monotypy)

Parent

Paludominae Stoliczka, 1868

Original name

Ganga Layard, 1855

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Species Ganga dilatata (Reeve, 1854)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, fresh, ~~terrestrial~~

Grammatical gender

feminine

Original description

Layard, E. L. (1855). Observations on the genus Paludomus of Swainson, with descriptions of several new species, and the description of a new species of Anculotus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 22 (1854): 87-94 (published 1855)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747472
page(s): 88 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Ganga Layard, 1855. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1341607 on 2025-09-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2019-04-24 06:15:30Z

created

Bouchet, Philippe

Licensing

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Sources (1)

original description Layard, E. L. (1855). Observations on the genus Paludomus of Swainson, with descriptions of several new species, and the description of a new species of Anculotus. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 22 (1854): 87-94 (published 1855)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30747472
page(s): 88 [details]